From award-winning film director Reynier Molenaar (Replay/2007), comes an eerie look at the last days of mankind. STRAIN follows two survivors of the zombie apocalypse who must travel across an eerily abandoned Los Angeles in order to save their lives — and their humanity.

Concept Renders by director Reynier Molenaar for an IMAX feature film involving hot-air balloons in flight during the American Solar Eclipse. Got to work again with my ballooning and production team from Disney / IMAX – Oz Color (Award-Winning Spot). Fun project, looking forward to shooting more with these guys in the near future!!

Last night was awesome!! I got to present some of my film work to alumni from my alma mater, CalArts! It was an honor to be a guest speaker and I had a blast meeting so many talented CalArtians!!

Special thanks to Rageshwar Goldberg and Karolyn Heimes for organizing such a wonderful event!

Photos by: John Charter

ZEN AND THE ART OF PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
How to shepherd and grow your artistic vision in a commercial environment

Whether it’s your financiers, actors, crew or other collaborators, it can be a challenge to balance egos, keep everybody happy — and still honor your creative vision. Filmmaker Reynier Molenaar ’00 shares his experience in bringing diverse perspectives together for commercial productions, including original films for Metallica, Jennifer Lopez, IMAX and Disney, among others. Learn how to get a final project you are proud to put your name on — while keeping dollars, talent and buy-in on your side.